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The Words

2012 · 102 min · Director: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal, Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal ★ IMDb 7 · 85,318 ratings

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Layered romantic drama The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

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The Words (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Guilt 30%, Melancholy 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Guilt, Melancholy, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Guilt, Melancholy and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Cast

Zoe Saldana

Dora Jansen

Jeremy Irons

The Old Man

J.K. Simmons

Mr. Jansen

John Hannah

Richard Ford

Željko Ivanek

Joseph Cutler

Ben Barnes

Young Man

Michael McKean

Nelson Wylie

NA
Nora Arnezeder

Celia

Ron Rifkin

Timothy Epstein

GV
Gianpaolo Venuta

Dave Farber

LS
Liz Stauber

Camy Rosen

KL
Keeva Lynk

Cynthia

KD
Kevin Desfosses

LS
Lee Sternthal

HW
Holden Wong

Details

Directed by
Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal, Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Written by
Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal, Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 85,318 ratings
Feels mostly
Guilt
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